Proven Hosting Automation and Virtualization Software for the Growing Italian Market

Torino, Italy and Herndon, VA — December 19, 2005 – Bitmovers Srl, an Italian company that offers services for hosting providers, and SWsoft, an established leader in server automation and virtualization software, announced a partnership agreement making Bitmovers Srl the first preferred distributor of SWsoft solutions in Italy.

Through the agreement, Bitmovers Srl will be the technical and commercial interface for SWsoft solutions for the entire Italian market.  As a result, Bitmovers Srl will become the point of reference for all Italian hosting service providers looking to purchase SWsoft’s proven suite of solutions for server automation and virtualization.

“Our hosting automation and virtualization software will enable small to medium-sized hosting companies increase their ability to compete with the larger players in the market” said Lukas Hertig, Territory Sales Manager Italy, SWsoft Europe GmbH.  “Through our partnership with an established software distributor like Bitmovers, we are well positioned to deliver our products and solutions to the Italian hosting service provider market.  We look forward to helping Italian service providers expand their businesses with new services and solutions based on Plesk, Virtuozzo, SiteBuilder, HSPcomplete and PEM.”

Globally Proven Hosting Software Solutions

SWsoft powers more than 120,000 servers for service providers and enterprise customers worldwide. As a truly global company, SWsoft employs more than 650 employees in the US, Europe, Japan and China.

For Telcos, ISPs and hosting providers, SWsoft is the market and momentum leader and provides the only complete set of server automation and virtualization products that effectively supports virtually every type of hosting service offering on every major platform. The company’s Virtuozzo, Plesk, SiteBuilder, HSPcomplete and PEM products enable the most feature rich, reliable and integrated solutions for virtualization, control panel server management, website creation and end-to-end automation.

About Bitmovers Srl

Bitmovers Srl, headquartered in Turin (Italy), offers services for hosting providers. Its team of IT consultants and its international partnerships make Bitmovers able to fulfil customer needs at any level. In partnership with Interoute, one of the most important and extended European networks, Bitmovers is able to host in colocation the services and the servers of the hosting providers. In January 2005, Bitmovers subscribed to the Service Provider Licence Agreement (SPLA) with Microsoft to offer all Microsoft products. For more information about Bitmovers Srl, visit www.bitmovers.it.

About SWsoft

SWsoft is a recognized leader in server automation and virtualization software. With more than 10,000 customers in over 100 countries, SWsoft's suite of products delivers proven performance, reliability, manageability and value. Headquartered in Herndon, VA, with offices around the world; SWsoft Inc. is a high growth company, funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Venture Partners and Intel Capital, offering comprehensive solutions – transparently integrated through the OPEN FUSION Initiative – including Virtuozzo, Plesk, SiteBuilder, HSPcomplete and PEM. For more information about SWsoft, visit www.swsoft.com.